Sheila
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A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile.
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A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile.
Were English girls not good enough for him that he must needs come up and take away Sheila Mackenzie, and keep her there in the South.
What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, / And Sheila like a field of corn,
He shortened her name to Sheila which, in spite of its primness, she seemed to love. - - - For Susheela - Sheila, as she was now known - this creeping daylight signalled the start, not the end of sleep.
Étymologie
Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.
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Variante de SheelaAlternative form of Sheela.
Étymologie
From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”).
Sheila · A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile.
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